The Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs50,000 on the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG) for pursuing a frivolous complaint against an advocate, directing that the amount be paid to the lawyer who was subjected to unnecessary proceedings. A bench of justice Vikram Nath and justice Sandeep Mehta passed the order while dismissing an appeal filed by BCMG against a Bombay High Court ruling that had stayed disciplinary action against the advocate. The controversy stemmed from a complaint filed before the council alleging misconduct by the lawyer in connection with consent terms of a civil suit instituted in 1985, where the advocate represented the plaintiff. The complainant alleged that his property had been fraudulently included in the settlement recorded through consent t

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